"Gary to Duke. It's almost the other way round since I was Duke Roberts in Philadelphia at WIBG in 1968 and then coming to CHUM in 1969 from Wibbage I decided to go with Gary and kept the Duke as a last name. I was always a Bob, Bobby, or Big Bob previously to 1968 and Philly. Always liked the friendly name of Gary so I tried it the 1st time at CHUM, and liked the name. Then when Philly boss Paul Drew wanted me to come back with him at CKLW in 1970 it was a given that I was Duke Roberts. When he moved us to KFRC, San Francisco because of his RKO General transfer, the name stayed with me as I climbed the ladder of radio success and I'd finally gotten used to being called Duke. Even when Bob Wood called in 1971 he said "Hi Duke, I'm looking for an afternoon drive guy." The inner workings get complicated, but there was Duke back at CHUM, and really loving it!

The biggest difference working at CFTR after leaving CHUM was my personal relationship with Keith Dancy, the boss under Ted Rogers. I'd worked for Keith previously at CFOX, Montreal from 1966-68. Because of a friendship and trust he let me do anything on the air and trusted me at CFTR. He even let me promote the radio school plus a ton of travel trade. He even introduced me to my wife, and she was good friends with his wife. The program director(s) never liked it but I was Keith's boy. Even 2 month's vacation a year. 2 weeks off after every rating. At CHUM, I was no prima donna, just part of the CHUM machine. And being well paid was the reward. The second time working at CHUM I remember that Bob Wood was an extremely nice guy. A good boss